Download or read book Occasional Paper written by Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings written by International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 1178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lost Land of the Dodo written by Anthony Cheke and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mascarene islands in the southern Indian Ocean - Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues - were once home to an extraordinary range of birds and reptiles. Evolving on these isolated volcanic islands in the absence of mammalian predators or competitors, the land was dominated by giant tortoises, parrots, skinks and geckos, burrowing boas, flightless rails & herons, and of course (in Mauritius) the Dodo. Uninhabited and only discovered in the 1500s, colonisation by European settlers in the 1600s led to dramatic changes in the ecology of the islands; the birds and tortoises were slaughtered indiscriminately while introduced rats, cats, pigs and monkeys destroyed their eggs, the once-extensive forests logged, and invasive introduced plants from all over the tropics devastated the ecosystem. The now-familiar icon of extinction, the Dodo, was gone from Mauritius within 50 years of human settlement, and over the next 150 years many of the Mascarenes' other native vertebrates followed suit. The product of over 30 years research by Anthony Cheke, Lost Land of the Dodo provides a comprehensive yet hugely enjoyable account of the story of the islands' changing ecology, interspersed with human stories, the islands' biogeographical anomalies, and much else. Many French publications, old and new, especially for Réunion, are discussed and referenced in English for the first time. The book is richly illustrated with maps and contemporary illustrations of the animals and their environment, many of which have rarely been reprinted before. Illustrated box texts look in detail at each extinct vertebrate species, while Julian Hume's superb colour plates bring many of the extinct birds to life. Lost Land of the Dodo provides the definitive account of this tragic yet remarkable fauna, and is a must-read for anyone interested in islands, their ecology and the history of our relationship with the world around us.

Download or read book Bulletin written by Mauritius. Department of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London written by Zoological Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1904-1931 and 1939-1940 include Abstracts of the proceedings, no. 1-341 (bound at end of vol.)

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Download or read book Bulletin of the Imperial Institute written by Imperial Institute (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Supplement to Insectae Borinquenses by George N Wolcott written by George Norton Wolcott and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico written by University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus) and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Memoir written by International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Bibliography of Mauritius 1502 1954 written by Mauritius. Archives Department and published by Port Louis : Esclapon. This book was released on 1956 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En la cubierta "every relevant piece or set of printed, manuscript and cartographic material relative to the island of Mauritius and its dependencies from 1502 to the end of 1954, whether available in Mauritius itself or in other countries." Many references are also made to the Seychelles as well as to the islands of Reunion and Madagascar.

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Download or read book Catalogue of the Colonial Office Library London written by Great Britain. Colonial Office. Library and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: